Earlier today, the UK government issued its formal response to Sir Bruce Keogh’s recommendations, made as part of an investigation into practices of both surgical and non-surgical cosmetics procedures. While...
Read MoreThe state of the science of injectable products such as soft tissue fillers and neurotoxins is often a bone of contention in the post-PIP, post-Keogh world of cosmetic surgery. Throughout Europe,...
Read MoreTwo days ago, Jean-Claude Mas, founder of the notorious Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) breast implants, was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment and a €75,000 fine*, with four former PIP exectuives...
Read MoreThe French court ruling with regard to whether TÜV Rheinland should pay compensation to thousands of women who were fitted with defective breast implants has been announced, and the German...
Read MoreIn the wake of Sweden’s announcement that, based on new evidence, all PIP implants in their country should be removed as a preventative measure, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic...
Read MoreGroup claim chemical found in implant could affect foetus development
Read MoreCrisis management it may be, but the EU is working hard in the wake of the PIP scandal to get its house in order as far as cosmetic surgery regulation and standard-setting are concerned. Opinion is divided as to the best course to take, but the consensus now is that the opportunity to establish a regulatory basis must not be missed. Ashley Yeo reports
Read MoreBreast implants have been the focus of much attention recently, mainly for the wrong reasons. But confidence in the market remains high, as 2011 procedure volumes in the UK and US show. The UK’s BAAPS president‑elect, Rajiv Grover, and the US ASPS president, Malcolm Roth, give their views on general business trends to Ashley Yeo
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